There was no more information immediately available about the victim's identity or what caused the fatality. LSP spokeswoman Melissa Matey told our news partners at WVUE Fox 8 that authorities began getting calls around 5 a.m. of a dead animal in the roadway. When officials responded, they discovered it was a human body.

The interstate is closed in the area as officials investigate. All westbound traffic is being diverted at the Clearview Parkway exit in Metairie. There was no immediate word when the lanes would reopen.

The news comes less than a week after a body was found on I-10 eastbound above Bullard Avenue. Authorities believe the victim, 16-year-old Kaylan Ward, was hit by a vehicle Thursday (June 4) while walking on or attempting to cross the interstate in the dark.

Carlie Kollath Wells is a breaking news reporter at NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune and covers the metro area from 5:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. on weekdays. Have an early-bird tip? Send it to her: cwells@nola.com or Twitter @carlie_kollath.

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